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Ok my PS2 is like dead, I try to play a disc and it always says "Disc Read Error," Captain Obvious says the laser eye is burnt out. So I need to decide if I should ship it to Sony and have them repair it, if so how much would it prolly cost me? Would it just be easier for me to just buy a new one?
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Did you try cleaning it first?
Also, do you have an Electronics Boutique (EB Games) nearby? They have a deal at the one nearest to me where they'll sell you a refurbed PS 2 for 99 bucks if you trade in your broken one. Last time I checked Sony's prices, they charged a flat repair fee of @ 140 bucks for repairing a PS2 that was no longer under warranty. That may have gone down with price drops and whatnot, but it's the reason I decided not to fix my PS2 and instead buy a 90 buck DVD player instead. |
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http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/f...ony_repair.txt
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Disk read error just happened to me. It's a huge problem now and Sony is fixing mine for free (not under warrenty) all i had to do was call sony and pay for shipping (and insurance of course) which was like all of 12 bucks.
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Hot diggity damn thanks.
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No prob. Over 40 % of old PS2s are having the problem and Sony isn't issuing a recall :meh: But yeah I called and just ran down the guy, told him i knew of all the problems, told him I already tried what he was gong to tell me to try (i've had 7 friends have the same problem) and then he told me they were fixing it for free now... and I was like... oh
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Man, 40%?
Makes me wanna go buy an X-Box. At least I expect low quality and dirty business from them. |
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Yeah that's what 3 different game shops have told me.
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Sony used to be known to stand by their products. I've been dealing with this problem since about 6 months after I picked up my PS2 (Though the problem was only with Final Fantasy: The spirits Within, so I figgered it wasn't a big deal. Same disc wouldn't play totally right on other DVD players either, so for about another year, I figgered it was the one disc and ignored it). Then, it became more movies: ones I knew had worked in the past. Now it's over 30 movies and seems to affect like half of my PS1 collection. To find out this is a common problem and Sony won't even do anything about it until they're sued (and even then won't advertise it), that's just ![]() |
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Shit I talked to a customer service guy at Sony way back when I had my regular PS. He asked if I ever used an unlicensed product (I have but of course I said no), and I asked what they did, he flat out said "Actually nothing, but it's a way Sony gets out of some warranties." I was quite surprised.
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I loved the "unlicensed products" loophole anyways. Not like using a no-name memory card will actually frag your system, ut it's still a quick out. But to actually SAY it... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Well he told me that in "confidence" i think.
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Back in July before I ran into the free fix deal, I ended up going to EB and trading my old one for $100 and getting a new one for $80. :meh:
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I did the gamefaqs thing a while back. It did work for a while, but it came back soon after. Then I figured that they don't actually fix it when you send it to them, and then that makes you send it in for a SECOND TIME, costing you more money. I say just buy a new one, if it starts acting up again.
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Xbox is excellent. I one on Christmas the year it came out, but it kept freezing. Apparently it was a very rare thing for xbox and I exchanged it for a new one the day after Christmas. No problems since. Gamecube no problems at all.
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Gamecube is so much better anyways. I just wish they had more games (and full-sized discs for more capacity).
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More games I liked, anyways.
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